Qualitative Methods in IS/IT Research: Issues, Contributions and Challenges ? Forward

Authors

  • Wasana Bandara Queensland University of Technology
  • Walter Fernandez ANU
  • Bruce Rowlands Griffith University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v17i2.784

Abstract

In this special issue, we adopt Van Maanen's (1979: 520) definition of qualitative research as an umbrella term to cover an “array of interpretive techniques that can describe, decode, translate, and otherwise come to terms with the meaning, not the frequency, of certain more or less naturally occurring phenomena in the social world”.

Author Biography

Wasana Bandara, Queensland University of Technology

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Published

2012-05-01

How to Cite

Bandara, W., Fernandez, W., & Rowlands, B. (2012). Qualitative Methods in IS/IT Research: Issues, Contributions and Challenges ? Forward. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 17(2). https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v17i2.784

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2012): Theme: Selected papers from the QUALIT Conference

Section

Selected Papers from the Qualitative Research in IT Conference (QUALIT)

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